Thursday, January 13, 2011

BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S OFFICE RELEASES NEW BOROUGH ECONOMIC GUIDE

I'm proud to be part of this project. Some of my photos are featured in the guide. )

Check out the press release from the Bronx BP's Office:

The Office of the Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in conjunction with the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC), has released a new edition of “The Bronx: An Economic Resource Guide,” a publication created to provide overall information about The Bronx and to promote business and other investment in the borough.

The guide offers an overview of the Bronx with information about its history, population, housing units, employment, education, touristic sites, and much more. The publication focuses on offering vital data and statistics that show the business potential of The Bronx.

“This stunning guide not only presents a great picture of the Bronx, it shows businesses and others interested in investing in the Bronx just how much we have to offer,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

“This guide is an important marketing initiative and a useful resource to provide information to those considering relocating to The Bronx. Every year we welcome new companies to our borough with business–friendly incentives, low-interest loans and personalized assistance. The Bronx is open and ready for business,” said Marlene Cintron, President of BOEDC.

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A photoblogger, I document images of everyday life and share them with a larger, worldwide online audience. My goal is to use my photography to empower, inform and celebrate life. I carry my camera with me everyday and shoot regularly. I take photos as an extension of what my eyes and mind sees. I enjoy landscapes, urban, street photography, black and white, nature, photojournalism, architecture, animal portraits...I enjoy to tell stories.

Documenting everyday life through photography makes me see everyday things that I may have otherwise taken for granted.

In 2002, I began shooting photos in Puerto Rico, where I used to live and work. I fell in love with its architecture, palm trees, beaches and people, and I fell in love with the art of photography. Puerto Rico inspired me to share my photography with the world. I took photos as part of Puerto Rico Sun, a cultural arts project that I started as an e-magazine to empower and inform boricuas.

I returned home to New York City in 2005. Today I am editor and publisher of Puerto Rico Sun Communications, a community-minded independent multimedia social entrepreneurship aimed at informing, empowering and building community. Shooting photos to document the Puerto Rican experience is part of my mission.